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“I said 'surely that can’t be right?' but they both stood their ground and insisted I pay again.

“I’m a pretty calm guy so didn’t get angry with them, but two other passengers picked up the fight for me because they were disgusted at what they were hearing. They kept saying how utterly ridiculous it was and that the world had gone mad.

“Eventually a third member of staff came and showed me the terms and conditions on a phone. Legally speaking, they were in the right so I paid the £64. I was left a little bit aghast. I just thought it was bonkers.”

Mr Worsley, who works in Chesterfield and lives in Nottingham, shared his experience on Facebook.

He posted: “Absolutely livid. East Midlands Trains have just presented themselves as the worst kind of money-first, customers-second kind of company.”

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Explaining why he boarded at East Midlands Parkway, Mr Worsley, co-owner of design company Crush Design, said: “I was looking to have a couple of drinks so planned to get the bus to Nottingham and then walk to the train station.

“But it was raining hard. Rather than get soaked, I decided to drive to East Midlands Parkway and forgo having some drinks.”

Mr Worsley wrote a letter of complaint to East Midlands Trains and he has now been promised a refund of the £64 he was charged by the attendants.

A spokesman for East Midlands Trains said: "We are very sorry to hear of Mr Worsley's experience in travelling with us.

“The ticket he had already purchased was valid to board at East Midlands Parkway and he should not have been charged a new ticket.

"We are already in touch with Mr Worsley and confirmed we will refund the full cost of ticket as swiftly as possible."